DiabetesDiabetes mellitus, SugarDiabetes is a condition in which blood glucose stays too high, either because the body makes too little insulin or because it has stopped responding to it. Pakistan has one of the highest rates in the world, and a large share of people with it do not yet know.
Hyperglycaemia
Pronounced hy-per-gly-SEE-mee-uh
Also known as High blood sugar, Hyperglycemia
Blood sugar that is too high. It builds up slowly and often causes thirst, frequent urination and tiredness.
Hyperglycaemia is the medical word for blood above the target range.
What it feels like
- Passing urine more often, especially at night
- Feeling very thirsty however much you drink
- Tiredness that does not lift with rest
- Blurred vision
- Cuts and infections that heal slowly
Unlike , it comes on over hours or days rather than minutes, which is exactly why it is easy to ignore.
Related terms
- GlucoseBlood sugar, DextroseGlucose is the simple sugar that circulates in blood and fuels every cell in the body, particularly the brain. Its level is held within a narrow range by insulin and other hormones, and both too much and too little cause harm.
- HypoglycaemiaLow blood sugar, HypoBlood sugar that has fallen too low, usually below 70 mg/dL. It comes on within minutes and needs sugar immediately.
- Diabetic ketoacidosisDKAA medical emergency in which a severe lack of insulin makes the body burn fat for fuel, flooding the blood with acids called ketones.